process snake

The "process snake" is a term which describes the insidious impact functionalisation has in large organisations. Functionalisation is often introduced to improve internal efficiency and is based on the idea of grouping certain skills and expertise in certain areas.

The downside is that organisations find they are unable to resolve queries quickly as they have multiple teams that are co-dependent on each other, yet each team has different priorities and does not have sight of the big picture.

The process snake is not normally deliberately created. It starts small, in one team or area, before eventually wrapping itself across every department in a company. It essentially deceives the organisation in to believing they will benefit, but ultimately ends up creating a complex set of inter-dependant steps that no single person in the organisation has the authority to change.

"I cannot find an owner of this process snake"
"This process snake is so slippery, I don't see how we will every bring more collaboration to the team"

"I wouldn't touch that process snake. It's so large now you'll just get bitten trying to make an improvement"

by crazydogpaw November 14, 2017

process crime

A crime the grand jury defines as a crime while you don't; skullduggery; dirty tricks.

Everything Roger Stone is accused of is a process crime.

by Crawdad Nelson February 1, 2019

process tech

Someone who wasn’t intelligent enough to be an engineer. Also known as a “pretendgineer”

I wish we had some real engineers instead of all these process techs.

by Billyblanksbody October 14, 2021

process philosophy

A philosophy of the immediate.

Process philosophy, following the Kantian model of sense-in-itself, postulates that metaphors sharpen over time.

Process Philosophy argues that feelings are a memory.

Thus immediate feeling can provide more clarity to a paradigm than an intentionalistic historical analysis.

Follows the trajectory of Plato's Cave.

by sandraxine July 16, 2020

Process of elimination

the sequence in which you remove your lover's clothes one piece at a time

Judy used the process of elimination to get me in only my t-shirt and socks ;

by Pepper Jackson June 3, 2009

Process Peak

Process Peak is the only company in the franchising industry focused exclusively on creating online experiences to increase engagement, optimize collaboration, and grow brands. The team has a combined 70 years of experience in franchising and sales / marketing. Whether you want to recruit new franchisees or enhance the success of existing ones, Process Peak delivers tangible results.

PostNet went to Process Peak when they wanted a customized sales system and enhanced Facebook page.

by Social Media Franchise Guy July 22, 2010

Process Analysis Essay

An essay existing solely to torture students. A process analysis essay is an essay from Hell that sucks away the souls of its victims. The only possible outcome of writing a process analysis essay is death.

Tom's teacher told the class to write a process analysis essay. Tom killed himself.

by Sofer November 1, 2010